Kassandra Roberts goes airborne as part of the Gymniks unit during Saturday’s Parkersburg Homecoming Parade along Market Street. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Parkersburg Homecoming Festival Queen Emma Sloan, a senior at Roane County High School, throws candy to spectators during Saturday’s parade down Market Street. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

The Parkersburg South High School cheerleaders perform at Eighth and Market streets during Saturday’s Parkersburg Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Sloane and Sawyer Burke of Vienna brace for the sound of a fire truck siren during Saturday’s Parkersburg Homecoming Parade. Luckily, the vehicle was being used by the Nemesis Shriners of Parkersburg, rather than an active-duty truck for a local department, and it did not sound off. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

From left, Belleville resident Sherale Hall, her daughters Annalisa Hall and Addie Kirby, dog Echo and mother Becky Townsend use fans given out by units in the Parkersburg Homecoming Parade to try to beat the heat Saturday along Market Street. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Members of the Parkersburg High School Red Wings perform as they make their way down Market Street Saturday during the Parkersburg Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

The Williamstown Middle/High School band was one of five participating in Saturday’s Parkersburg Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Parkersburg Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal Wayne Waldeck, second from left, hands a fan to a young spectator during the parade along Market Street Saturday as he rides with fellow Grand Marshal and Blennerhassett Hotel co-owner Lee Rector. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Among the groups participating in Saturday’s Parkersburg Homecoming Parade, whose theme was “Fun in the Sun,” was the Blennerhassett Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Among the businesses participating in Saturday’s Parkersburg Homecoming Parade, whose theme was “Fun in the Sun,” was the Pizza Station from Parkersburg. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Members of the Belpre High School marching band’s color guard perform during Saturday’s Parkersburg Homecoming Parade. They were one of five bands to participate in the procession down Market Street, and one of two from Ohio. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

The Warren High School marching band crossed the Ohio River to be a part of Saturday’s Parkersburg Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

The Belpre High School marching band crossed the Ohio River to be a part of Saturday’s Parkersburg Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Members of the Warren High School marching band perform during the Parkersburg Homecoming Parade on Saturday. They were one of five bands to participate in the procession down Market Street, and one of two from Ohio. (Photo by Evan Bevins)